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General Information | |
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Symbol: | AMFR |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Shrub |
Native Status: |
CAN N L48 N |
Other Common Names: |
desert false indigo
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Characteristics | |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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AMAN2 | Amorpha angustifolia (Pursh) Boynt. |
AMBU2 | Amorpha bushii Rydb. |
AMCR3 | Amorpha croceolanata P.W. Watson |
AMCU4 | Amorpha curtissii Rydb. |
AMDE3 | Amorpha dewinkeleri Small |
AMFRA | Amorpha fruticosa L. var. angustifolia Pursh |
AMFRC | Amorpha fruticosa L. var. croceolanata (P.W. Watson) P.W. Watson ex Mouillef. |
AMFRE | Amorpha fruticosa L. var. emarginata Pursh |
AMFRO2 | Amorpha fruticosa L. var. oblongifolia Palmer |
AMFRO | Amorpha fruticosa L. var. occidentalis (Abrams) Kearney & Peebles |
AMFRT | Amorpha fruticosa L. var. tennesseensis (Shuttlw. ex Kunze) Palmer |
AMOC | Amorpha occidentalis Abrams |
AMOCA | Amorpha occidentalis Abrams var. arizonica (Rydb.) Palmer |
AMOCE | Amorpha occidentalis Abrams var. emarginata (Pursh) Palmer |
AMTE7 | Amorpha tennesseensis Shuttlw. ex Kunze |
AMVI3 | Amorpha virgata Small |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Subclass | Rosidae |
Order | Fabales |
Family | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family |
Genus | Amorpha L. – false indigo |
Species | Amorpha fruticosa L. – false indigo bush |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Noxious Weed Information | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
Connecticut
false indigo
Potentially invasive, banned
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Washington
indigobush
Class B noxious weed
indigobush, lead plant
Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Amorpha fruticosa
false indigo
indigobush
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Gee | Low |
Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Gee |
Sources
Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore. |
Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |